King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G43
Transliteration: ankalē
Phonetic Spelling: (ang-kal'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: the bent arm
Meaning: the bent arm
ἀγκάλη, (ης, ἡ (ἀγκη, ἀγκάς (from the root ak to bend, curve, cf. Latinuncus,angulus, English angle, etc.; cf. Curtius, § 1; Vanicek, p. 2f)), the curve or inner angle of the arm: δέξασθαι εἰς τάς ἀγκάλας, Luke 2:28. The Greeks also said ἀγκάς λαβεῖν ἐν ἀγκάλαις περιφέρειν, etc., see ἐναγκαλίζομαι. ((From Aeschylus and Herodotus down.))
Word Summary
ankalē: the bent arm
Original Word: ἀγκάληTransliteration: ankalē
Phonetic Spelling: (ang-kal'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: the bent arm
Meaning: the bent arm
Strong's Concordance
arm. From agkos (a bend, "ache"); an arm (as curved) -- arm.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 43: ἀγκάληἀγκάλη, (ης, ἡ (ἀγκη, ἀγκάς (from the root ak to bend, curve, cf. Latinuncus,angulus, English angle, etc.; cf. Curtius, § 1; Vanicek, p. 2f)), the curve or inner angle of the arm: δέξασθαι εἰς τάς ἀγκάλας, Luke 2:28. The Greeks also said ἀγκάς λαβεῖν ἐν ἀγκάλαις περιφέρειν, etc., see ἐναγκαλίζομαι. ((From Aeschylus and Herodotus down.))